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U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan will continue to enjoy the spotlight in 2016 as the Obama administration works to follow through on international commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
When the Obama administration released new rules in 2014 for defining what waterways and wetlands get Clean Water Act protection, U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers turned to the old reliable, "Waters of the United States," which quickly got turned into an acronym, WOTUS. But EPA is asking the media to forget WOTUS and call the regulation the Clean Water Rule. (Greenwire, )
Environmental lawyers are lining up to take prominent positions in what's expected to be an epic court battle over the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan. (Greenwire, )
U.S. EPA employees don't just write regulations -- sometimes, they sing about them. (Greenwire, )
New missions on the horizon. (ClimateWire, )
Several Department of Energy efficiency standards are moving forward, including one on ceiling fans that has been challenged by members of Congress. (Greenwire, )
A broad industry coalition hammered U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan as it made its final plea for federal judges to halt the rule. (E&ENews PM, )
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